Veteran LB visiting Raiders, Adams not tendered contract

Former Cleveland Browns linebacker Kaluka Maiava is scheduled to visit the Raiders at some point this week, according to an NFL Network Tweet.
Maiava started 13 games for the Browns last season, registering 53 tackles and three sacks. He has started 22 of the 50 games he played in during his four-year NFL career, all with the Browns.
Maiava, 6-foot and 229 pounds, played his collegiate ball at USC. The Raiders are thin at linebacker, with the expected release of Rolando McClain and the face Philip Wheeler and Omar Gaither are unrestricted free agents.
Given the Raiders are only $8.5 million under the salary cap right now, mid-level players such as Maiava are the kind of players general manager Reggie McKenzie figures to target, for the most part, in free agency.
In other news, the Raiders opted against tendering a one-year contract to cornerback Phillip Adams. He was Oakland’s lone restricted free agent.

Huffy gone? upha. Reggie must be licking his fingernails just thinking of Adrian Wilson and Ed Reed, and the grand slam breakfast.

boss01

Who replaces Huff now????

rediaR

Aig-Raiders Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 4:55 pm
is it me but we aint got any money to spend on FA anyways right? We’re about 8 mil under the cap. Can someone validate the numbers? JFB?
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Significantly more now that DHB and Huff were cut.

The_Judge37

Glad to see Huff gone, what a huge POS he was.

aig-raiders

Last I heard was 8 mil. Hopefully we can get more. I am not a fan of dropping bid dollars on FA. We found Wheeler for cheap last year. Hopefully we can do the same.

Mistic1 Tha Supavillain

maybe you people dont understand what reggie meant when he said he ‘believes in building through the draft”

He means he is not going to spend a lot of money on other peoples reject free agents.

he also isnt going to try and make a splashy signing for headlines

I am fine with it. Get young players in the draft and let other teams overspend

I also like the idea of cutting players like kelly and palmer aging under achievers that are way over paid for their production.

Funny though i notice that many people ripping reggie today are also the same guys that ripped davis for spending like no tomorrow

this place is flat out weird at times

Just Fire Baby

Well, DHB better learn to cover punts, or his NFL career might be over.

Whoever Reggie can pilfer from Green Bays dumpster.
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Chaz Powell it is then. Welcome back to the silver and black!

ian85

Raiders release Huff and DHB

rediaR

23 million under now. Hmmmm

elraidmanhattan

Reggie going according to plan, huff was a liability never lived up to his rep out of texas, DHB not only inconsistent but overpriced and that DUI didn’t help. Reggie wa ts his own guys period the end, this is not the end.

Seriously getting angry.
DHB should have been a restructure not a cut!

RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit

DHB is gonna be the Mike Wallace replacement or go to the RAVENS

Steelers or Ravens in play for DHB

Adrian Wilson in play for Raiders..so is mike mitchell

elraidmanhattan

Palmer stays only as bridge, this definitely will be his last year here.

Marks hair

512.. I just want to pick a direction and go in it. Are we completely stripping down the pay of this roster and starting over? or we going to carry guys like Palmer.. why? If we’re gonna play for the playoffs let’s spend some money AD style. If not lets gut this stinkfish.. 1 way or the other… not meandering around somewhere in the middle.

morilla

Ouch

RaidersAllday_LtsGeTit

Anything is possible at this point with who REGGIE CUTS…

elraidmanhattan

DHB might have just said no to restructure

chargerschoke

Big Reg about to load up with more young money hungry beasts who love football and hitting! He will get some compensatory picks and maybe a lower 1 and a 2nd round pick for our 3. If Kelly doesn’t take a cut he may be gone, DHB is overpaid based on his production compared to Streater. Jacoby is a steal and should shine next season, we could have 9 or 10 picks in the draft with 2 big speedy lockdown corners and a stud DL and beast LB.

Just Win Baby

Raideraholic (AKAHairyBush) Says:
March 12th, 2013 at 5:04 pm
Seriously getting angry.
DHB should have been a restructure not a cut!

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He doesn’t have to agree to restructure. Maybe they had no choice but to cut him.

Tommy Kelly and Slowlando should be cut regardless of their cap number. Only way to clean the toilet is by flushing the turds out first! you can quote me on that.

elraidmanhattan

I said it many times reggie saw the roster gave it the old college try this year and got seriously disgusted as he should have, and said thats it complete roster makeover branch is on board palmer ( guarantee restructure) on board….character players boys that is the future raiders